Africa

London-listed Botswana Diamonds has been granted a mining permit for its Thorny River project, in Limpopo, South Africa.

The Thorny River project is close to the mined-out Marsfontein mine.

Botswana Diamonds has undertaken extensive.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has offered the US exclusive access to critical minerals and infrastructure projects in exchange for security assistance as it battles a rebellion backed by neighbouring Rwanda.

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Tanzania signed a $2.15-billion deal with two Chinese firms to construct a railway linking its main port of Dar es Salaam to a nickel mine in neighboring Burundi.

Tanzania Railways Corp awarded the.

ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its role in the deaths of 20 Zimbabweans at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein.

Zimbabwean nationals are among over 80.

Botswana’s President Duma Boko, who swept to power in October elections, said his government has reached a diamond extraction and sales agreement with De Beers that will bring certainty to the gem-dependent.

Zambia’s copper output rose 12% in 2024, buoyed by a recovery in production at key mines as the government counts on the sector to drive economic growth.

Output reached roughly 820 670 metric.

Zambia is pinning its hopes on the mining sector for an economic revival after the worst drought in living memory caused a sharp slowdown in growth this year, its finance minister said.

London-listed Botswana Diamonds has applied for three prospecting licences to secure key anomalies identified by its recent AI-driven exploration programme.

The company’s AI analysis, which was announced in December, identified seven kimberlite anomalies..

The commitment of South Africa’s oldest mining company, De Beers, to leading the local diamond industry towards greater inclusivity is reflected in this week’s call by the Anglo American company for entrepreneurs.